Visitor’s visa and residence permit
A visitor's visa allows you to stay in Norway or other Schengen countries for up to 90 days over a period of 180 days. A residence permit gives you the opportunity to work in Norway and to stay for more than 90 days.
Citizens of Singapore do not need a visa to visit Norway. However, it is a requirement for entry to Norway that your passport is valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area.
Applications for visitor’s visas and residence permits for Norway are to be submitted to the VFS Global office in Singapore. VFS Global is the official partner of the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore and represents Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland & Faroe Island.
Contact details to VFS:
79 Anson Road # 15-02 Singapore -079906
Applications for residence permits are forwarded to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for processing. Information about the application process and document requirements can be found on UDI’s website.
Not a Singaporean citizen?
- Nationals of EU/EEA countries and of countries that have a visa exemption agreement with Norway do not need a visa to visit Norway.
- Nationals of all other countries need a visitor’s visa. Please contact the Joint Visa Application Centre.
Dual citizenship
It is allowed to have one or more citizenships in addition to a Norwegian citizenship.
In order for individuals to have dual citizenship, the other citizenship country must also allow this.
If the other citizenship country does not allow dual citizenship, applicants risk loosing the citizenship automatically, if the application for a Norwegian citizenship is granted.
For more information please visit the UDI website.
Norwegian citizenship applications
Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the Norwegian law for citizenship at UDI.no and to apply through the UDI application Portal.
The Directorate of Immigration (UDI) is the central agency in the Norwegian immigration administration, and can answer questions about the citizenship rules. Here is the contact info for the UDI.
The citizenship application documents are to be handed in to The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
Citizenship applicants living in Singapore, may contact the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore at consular.singapore@mfa.no to book an appointment at the Embassy to submit the citizenship application in Singapore. The Norwegian Embassy in Singapore will forward the citizenship documents to The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok.